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Sunday, March 11, 2018

Return to Cross Stitch

I took lessons from needlework shop owner when I was in college 30 years ago. I found it challenging and stressful. I think it was made difficult due to poor college dorm lighting, poor posture working on the project and a lack of videos that we now have on You Tube. I completed one small fingertip towel and gifted it to my mom. My mom had given me her floss stash and I still have it. I have been able to use some of the floss in punch needle and cross stitch both.

Recently I have started watching floss tube You Tube videos about cross stitch and I have the cross stitch bug! I have completed a piece that I did modify a bit from the original pattern. I feel like the patterns are a jumping off point. It is a Lizzie Kate pattern in the winter smalls collection #189. Now I just need to decide if I want to make it into a pillow, an ornament or frame it.

I encourage you to check out cross stitch and the online community of flosstubers.